Mortgage Company

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SUNSTATE MORTGAGE in Daytona Beach has opened a branch office at 1617 Ridgewood Ave., Suite 6, Ormond Beach. Branch managers John and Nancy Boyce have a combined 20 years of banking experience.

TRAVEL AGENCY

A TRAVEL agency specializing in ocean cruises has opened in the Gould Building, 304 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Vacations by Sea arranges travel by discount and wholesale cruises worldwide. President Randy Taylor said the company will market its services throughout the Southeast.

DESIGN COMPANY

COURTNEY CANOVA, a graduate of the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, has opened an illustration and design company in DeLand. The business provides designs for brochures and advertising campaigns as well as commercial art services.

Before opening the business, Canova worked for Rance Lane & Associates in DeLand and Husebo Advertising in Leesburg.

INSURANCE REPAIR

FIRST GENERAL Services, a nationwide network of insurance repair specialists, has opened First General Services of Volusia and Flagler at 1726 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach.

The company, with more than 300 offices nationwide, specializes in estimating and repairing residential and commercial property damage.